diff --git a/bridge/bridge.go b/bridge/bridge.go
index 8135cabf..0436eeb6 100644
--- a/bridge/bridge.go
+++ b/bridge/bridge.go
@@ -68,12 +68,8 @@ func (b *Bridge) joinChannels(channels map[string]config.ChannelInfo, exists map
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (b *Bridge) ReloadConfig() {
-	return
-}
-
 func (b *Bridge) GetBool(key string) bool {
-	if b.Config.GetBool(b.Account+"."+key) != false {
+	if b.Config.GetBool(b.Account + "." + key) {
 		return b.Config.GetBool(b.Account + "." + key)
 	}
 	return b.Config.GetBool("general." + key)
diff --git a/bridge/config/config.go b/bridge/config/config.go
index a89f9aa7..42a87f1c 100644
--- a/bridge/config/config.go
+++ b/bridge/config/config.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"os"
@@ -192,6 +193,23 @@ func NewConfig(cfgfile string) *Config {
 	return mycfg
 }
 
+func NewConfigFromString(input []byte) *Config {
+	var cfg ConfigValues
+	viper.SetConfigType("toml")
+	err := viper.ReadConfig(bytes.NewBuffer(input))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	err = viper.Unmarshal(&cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	mycfg := new(Config)
+	mycfg.v = viper.GetViper()
+	mycfg.ConfigValues = &cfg
+	return mycfg
+}
+
 func (c *Config) GetBool(key string) bool {
 	c.RLock()
 	defer c.RUnlock()
diff --git a/gateway/gateway.go b/gateway/gateway.go
index a637dcf7..694fa95b 100644
--- a/gateway/gateway.go
+++ b/gateway/gateway.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
 	"github.com/peterhellberg/emojilib"
 	"net/http"
-	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -450,14 +449,6 @@ func getChannelID(msg config.Message) string {
 	return msg.Channel + msg.Account
 }
 
-//getField returns the Protocol configuration for a specific protocol (field)
-func getField(cfg *config.Config, field string) map[string]config.Protocol {
-	r := reflect.ValueOf(cfg)
-	f := reflect.Indirect(r).FieldByName(field)
-	i := f.Interface()
-	return i.(map[string]config.Protocol)
-}
-
 func isApi(account string) bool {
 	return strings.HasPrefix(account, "api.")
 }
diff --git a/gateway/gateway_test.go b/gateway/gateway_test.go
index 76faa890..25242177 100644
--- a/gateway/gateway_test.go
+++ b/gateway/gateway_test.go
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ package gateway
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/config"
-	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"testing"
 )
 
-var testconfig = `
+var testconfig = []byte(`
 [irc.freenode]
 [mattermost.test]
 [gitter.42wim]
@@ -37,9 +36,9 @@ var testconfig = `
     [[gateway.inout]]
     account="slack.test"
     channel="testing"
-	`
+	`)
 
-var testconfig2 = `
+var testconfig2 = []byte(`
 [irc.freenode]
 [mattermost.test]
 [gitter.42wim]
@@ -80,8 +79,9 @@ var testconfig2 = `
     [[gateway.out]]
     account = "discord.test"
     channel = "general2"
-	`
-var testconfig3 = `
+	`)
+
+var testconfig3 = []byte(`
 [irc.zzz]
 [telegram.zzz]
 [slack.zzz]
@@ -149,13 +149,10 @@ enable=true
     [[gateway.inout]]
     account="telegram.zzz"
     channel="--333333333333"
-`
+`)
 
-func maketestRouter(input string) *Router {
-	var cfg *config.Config
-	if _, err := toml.Decode(input, &cfg); err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-	}
+func maketestRouter(input []byte) *Router {
+	cfg := config.NewConfigFromString(input)
 	r, err := NewRouter(cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
@@ -163,14 +160,7 @@ func maketestRouter(input string) *Router {
 	return r
 }
 func TestNewRouter(t *testing.T) {
-	var cfg *config.Config
-	if _, err := toml.Decode(testconfig, &cfg); err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-	}
-	r, err := NewRouter(cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-	}
+	r := maketestRouter(testconfig)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(r.Gateways))
 	assert.Equal(t, 4, len(r.Gateways["bridge1"].Bridges))
 	assert.Equal(t, 4, len(r.Gateways["bridge1"].Channels))